New Indian street food restaurant opening first Alabama location in Birmingham

Curry Up Now, the popular California-based Indian street food eatery, is opening its first Alabama location near UAB on Wednesday, June 17th.

The much-anticipated restaurant is located at 425 20th Street South, Suite 104 near UAB Hospital alongside Tropical Smoothie, Café, Qdoba and Chase Bank.

Curry Up Now grand opening: 205 free burritos

The Grand Opening ceremony for Curry Up Now will begin at 11AM with a ribbon cutting at 11:30. The location will officially open its doors to the public at noon.

According to a news release from the restaurant, the following giveaways and activities are occurring at the Wednesday, June 17th opening:

• 205 FREE burritos for the first guests
• Five lucky fans will win free Curry Up Now for a year
• A live DJ 
• Giveaways, merch, photo booth moments, and opening-day surprises

Birmingham “exclusive” Curry Up Now menu item

In addition to the giveaways, the Curry Up Now Magic City location is also revealing a new exclusive “Birmingham-only” menu item called Bama Butter Chicken.

Here is the eatery’s description of new mouth-watering Curry-Up Now culinary creation:

“The Bama Butter Chicken, inspired by the legendary butter chicken in Old Delhi and finished through the lens of Alabama barbecue. The sauce leans lighter, creamier, and more buttery than Curry Up Now’s traditional version, with a look that nods to Alabama white sauce while still rooted in North Indian flavors.”

Other items on the menu include:

• Tikka masala burritos
• Naughty naan
• Deconstructed samosas 
• Thali Platters

“Birmingham takes its food seriously. We didn’t want to come into Birmingham and just copy and paste another store. The smoked butter chicken came from sitting with the team and asking what would actually fit here.”

Akash Kapoor, founder of Curry Up Now

Curry Up Now was brought to Birmingham by Jignesh Patel, a local businessman who has called the Birmingham metro area home for more than 20 years. He plans to open three Curry up Now locations in the Magic City.

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